The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-08-05
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o an efficient officer and one who has b
y eyes open TO what Is going on. He
sure TO 'spot" any wooden building thu
i may be erected within the fire limii
Q and no one can disobey his orders wit
y IimpunitY. The city officials would d
well 20 back Mr.. Phillips up more ger
Q erouslY In what he does.
ri Three hundred and twenty me-
' post Office boxes arrived to-day, and tn
8 rest are expected soon. As soon as ey
erything has arrived and can be set ~
: the post Office win be moved into tn
> new room TO the north. The boxes re
} ceived to-day are the latest thing in tina
line. They are of large size and plainl
numbered, and the bottoms are made o
copper wire, about third of an incl
, apart.
Mr.. Joseph orlando has sent bill
to the c., NJ. & st. P. r. r. Co. for $54
for damages sustained through the los
Of his team and wagon Tuesday night
He claims that the horses were wortl
$500 and the wagon, harness, etc., 81
more. He has retained Collester 4
Foster, the famous railroad claim law
} yers, and expects to 60 to court with hil
case if the bill Is not paid within ter
days. As the railroad company is not
! likely to pay bill for any such amount
there promises to be music in the air.
| The school board at its regular meet.
ing last night let the contract for the
repairs contemplated at the West Man
kato, Pleasant Grove and Franklin
buildings. Jesse WEIGH was the lucky
bidder, he agreeing to do the work for
$500. A committee, Messrs. Barr and
Wysong, reported the settlement of all
the judgments that haye been hanging
over the West Mankato building. The
gentlemen are entitled to praise for this
work, as it had been unsuccessfully at
tempted several times before. The con-
tract for furnishing stationary was let to
Stewart & Holmes. A number of bills
were allowed and other routine business
| transacted.
The President Of the Mankato Coal,
Oil and Mineral Company, Mf. P. Zim-
norman, wrote to S. R. Pate rson, Esq,
at Hartford City, Ind, to send his ma
chinery and men to Mankato immediate
ly for the purpose of boring for gas. 1t
is probable that work will begin at Min
neopa within two weeks.
The committee on sewers and the
city engineer, accompanied by Mr.. Will
hams, went to the Cement Works yes
terday and examined the, cement pipe
with view to ascertainIng its utility
for sewer purposes. 1t was decided to
use vitrifed clay pipe where the speci-
fcations call for Is and Is inch pipe,
and cement pipe elsewhere. This will
require about half mile of clay pipe.
Ida Sandberg, aged 5 years, died at
the home of her father, Mr.. A. Sand
berg, in Belgrade, last night. The cause
was peritonitis. The family have been
in this country only two months. Ida
was taken sick very suddenly, and in a
few hours was dead. 1t was case very
similar to that of Henry Hamilton, and
goes to prove how fatal disease that
form of perotinitis is. The burial will
occur at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
| lie Sotelrr Sentinel: Frank Fowler, of
Mankato, the contractor who put down
the dressed stone curbing and gathering
on the Main street block between Ferry
and Bridge streets, which was complet-
ed last week, on Saturday settled with
the men here who did the work, and
paid out about 500. The stone laid
down amounted to 40 cords, or 16 car
loads. The job is good one, and the
contract was filed to the letter.
Full arrangements have been made
for the annual meeting of the Normal
Alumni Association next Wednesday
evening. The program includes class
reunions, literary exercises, a banquet
and an excursion to one Of the lakes.
This meeting promises to be the most
successful ever held by the association,
both in attendance and results attained.
The association now numbers several
hundred, including ffty-three who re-
side IN Mankato.
Some rascally thief broke into Jen-
sen & Firestone's warehouse, corner
Second and Cherry Streets, the first d
the week and stole Hancock insper.
ator, betting and other goods to the
amount of $50 to $75. 1t was evidently
the work of some farmer or owner of q
threshing machine. Jensen & Firestone
offer a reward of $25 for the return o.
the the stolen good and $25 for the con
vi ction OF the thief. 1t is to be hoped
that the miscreant will be brought tt
justice.
The Cookson insanity case has beer
finally settled and Mr.. Cookson dis
charged. He was brought before Judge
Mead again yesterday afternoon and wal
examined by Drs. Davis and Warner
who came to the conclusion that the maj
was perfectly sane. A number of wit
nesses were examined and the cast
thoroughly siGted. This case has caused
considerable interest and Mr.. Cookson't
friends will be pleased to know that hi
mind is all right.
The committee on waterworks anC
the city engineer examined our bluff
Yesterday for the purpose of finding thu
most desirable location for a reservoir
1t is probable that it will be located OF
Agency hill. The committee contem
plates the erection of reservoir having
capacity of l 600. OO0 gallons, reservini
enough land upon which TO build an
other when necessity requires. Tn,
cost will be about $4,000. 1t is pro
posed to construct the reservoir at once
though the pumps and machinery ma.
not be put in until next spring.
,, Capt. d. F. McGraw considers it al
imposition and an insult upon the mill
tia of the city that the council shoul'
9 vote to shut them out of the City Hall
! He says that the company has complies
. with all the requirements the council ha
exacted from them, such as having N
foot movements in the hall, no orde
arms, and closing the windows afte
3 drill. Nothing further was asked by tn
: council. The Captain states that he ha,
!, Aid. Pitchers permission to drill in tn
hall on the above conditions
The most of the noise complained G
was caused by boys running up an,
down stairs. The Captain has not ye
decided what to do.
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